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Show THE WORLD Or" SPORT. TJi. J.raey 1tiy M.et th. Poet Laureate, lint rails to Knock lllm Out. The failure of Cal MeCartby of Jersey Jer-sey City to knock out Hobby Burns, the poet laureate of the pri.o ring, at the meeting before the Rhodo Island Athletic Ath-letic club of rrovidenco, puti another nail in the bantam's pugilistic coffin and sends him back to the bottom of the ladder It was a fifteen-round go and that McCarthy tnrew tip tho job was indicated in the wind-up when he simply let the clock take its course. There were fourteen rounds, in which honors were easy, and there is a possibility possi-bility that Burns will nol be put up ns a chopping block for Dixon. Hilly Woods, who was seen here in company with Jim Hall and Jack Davis, will meet in San Francisno a week from next Wednesday. Wednes-day. Woods is tho favorito, and yet there are no good reasons for it. lie has, of course, been iu constant use of the science of slugging; but no hue Davis. K,t a natural-born champion, the Utter hns applied himself assiduously, assidu-ously, and what natine failed to furn- nil uas ueeu neijiuraii inrougn practice and good attention to himself. He defeated de-feated Clow once, aud when they faced each other for a second light, tho latter resorted to his teeth. Harley McCoy, who is now serving a life sentence in the penitentiary for a cold-blooded , murder, "ribbed up" in a legislative embroglio, was behind Clow in thrt disgraceful fiasco in Leadville's cli.zy latitudes, and it was he who introduced the cannibalistic tactics. He rank his bound-like fangs ii.to Ciow, then laid it at the feet of Davis but there was too much of tho arnmatic cod ubout the coup and Clow was ordered or-dered to light. Again he bit l)ais, whereupon the latter appealed to some tactics, and they were chewing each other with the savageisui of the hyen i when the authorities stepped in and j he liasco was at an end. Tim truth is that Clow was whipped before the cnll of time, and if he had a white leather in his tuft it was exposed that Sunday afternoon. AVUelan and Sullivan are both combing comb-ing their feathers for the tweuty live round go to take place in this city on the night of September 15 for $'J50 a side aud the gate receipts. The match promises to be even more thrill'iDp than that which w is receutly witnessed at Ogden between Williams and Morrison, as the principals are admitedly more evenly matched. There will no doubt be a finish under the articles of agreement, agree-ment, and the sporls of ion will be afforded af-forded an opportunity to reciprocate the hospitalities of Ogden, as special trains will be run ou both roads. The winners at the first days tennis tournament which is nowiu progress at Uo hurts Eldredge court were as follows: fol-lows: Doubles Hateman and Carl Roberts i)s Wright aud McKay, Wright aud McKay Mc-Kay winners by default. Kendall and Do ISrtihl vs R. Smith and Van Vetchtcn; Kendall aud l)u liruhl winners. F. Roberts and Kent Smith vs Park and Hempstead; l'ark and Hempstead winners. Kuitjht and ScarfF vs Fields and Don-ncll; Don-ncll; Field and Donueli winners. Singles J. Autnain vs Knight; J. Putnam winner. W right vs De Bruhl; l)e liruhl win-uer. win-uer. McKay vs Smith; McKay winner. Kendall vs. Balemau. Kendall winner win-ner by default. Champion Williams says ha ha9 retired re-tired from the arena and has registered his last battle. It if understood that a California scrapper wants a go at him, that Tom Whelan will meet him, should he win the light from Mike Sullivan, Sul-livan, and that the Ogden sports are rustling up a candidate. Morrison is nt Ogden hot springs and is rapidly restoring the natural color to his face. He is as game a man as ever stood iu tho arena, took fearful punish -uicnt like a warrior, and in defeat is entitled to the admiration of his friends and every man who witnessed the mill. He is all right. Another month ami the fall races will begin and west s'ie association will be kept busy getting in trim and readiness. The track i well nigh completed, com-pleted, work on the ampitheater has begun and Secretary Nelson is now arranging ar-ranging the programme. The purses will aggregate over $"i()00, the inaugural meeting to occur on October 5 and continue con-tinue three days. |